1981 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–1–1 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorHubert Boales (3rd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
1981 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas–Arlington $ 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
McNeese State 3 –1 –17 –3 –1
Arkansas State 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Lamar 1 –3 –14 –6 –1
Southwestern Louisiana 0 –4 –11 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ernie Duplechin in his third and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Southern Illinois*
W 27–1220,065[1]
September 12at Ball State*
L 21–2414,337[2]
September 19at Nicholls State*
W 59–97,500[3]
October 3West Texas State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 24–3120,850[4]
October 10at Northwestern State*
W 42–21[5]
October 17Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 41–25[6]
October 24Arkansas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 21–721,254[7]
October 31at Lamar
T 20–20[8]
November 7Louisiana Tech
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 27–2013,500[9]
November 14at Texas–Arlington
L 20–215,000[10]
November 21at Southwestern Louisiana
W 14–719,173[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "McNeese State tops Southern Illinois". The Pantagraph. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "BSU tops McNeese St. behind Freed, 24–21". The Indianapolis Star. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McNeese steamrolls NSU, Jordan scores four TD's". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "West Texas State defeats McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Northwestern thrashed by McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McNeese has strong showing". Daily World. October 18, 1981. p. 6B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Buford heroics key Cowboys past Indians". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "McNeese 20, Lamar 20". The Odessa American. November 1, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "McClendon, Jordan pace McNeese over La. Tech". The Town Talk. November 8, 1981. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UTA given reprieve". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1981. p. B1. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "McNeese puts the freeze to USL". Daily World. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1981 McNeese State Cowboys Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  13. ↑ "McNeese State - 2018FB MG (PDF)" (PDF). McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 28, 2019. pg. 76
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